From Ritual to Refuse: Faunal Exploitation by the Elite of Chinikihá, Chiapas, during the Late Classic Period

Coral Montero López (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

242 Seiten

2022
Archaeopress Archaeology (Verlag)
978-1-80327-024-1 (ISBN)

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From Ritual to Refuse explores the faunal exploitation by the Maya elite at the site of Chinikihá, Chiapas, during the end of the Late Classic period (AD 700-850) by applying zooarchaeological and statistical analyses to a faunal assemblage located in a basurero or midden behind a palatial structure at the core of the site. This deposit has been interpreted as the result of one or various feasting events. The aim is to investigate temporal changes of function, more specifically during periods of increasing political competitiveness. Moreover, these analyses suggest that there is a change in the use of faunal resources, from a ritual pattern to a more general refuse deposit. The results from the zooarchaeological analysis are supported by a dietary analysis using δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes conducted on human and faunal samples. The results from the faunal assemblage suggest that there was a constant supply of animals for ritual and non-ritual uses, and that these animals were mostly obtained in the wild.

Coral Montero López has a PhD in Archaeology from La Trobe University, Australia, and has been an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of New England and a seasonal lecturer at La Trobe University. Coral has participated in various archaeological projects in Mexico and currently works as a consultant in Australia, where she has worked for private and government agencies over the last 10 years. She has published numerous journal articles.

Preface ;

Introduction ;

Chapter one: Theoretical background to feasting: Activities in archaeology ;

Chapter two: The presence of faunal remains in different contexts: the Maya case ;

Chapter three: Chinikihá and the sociopolitical situation during the maya classic period ;

Chapter four: Description of the Chinikihá assemblages ;

Chapter five: Zooarchaeological methodology ;

Chapter six: Theoretical background to isotope analysis ;

Chapter seven: Results of the zooarchaeological analysis ;

Chapter eight: Detailed analysis of Operación 114 ;

Chapter nine: Results of the isotope analysis ;

Chapter ten: discussion ;

Conclusion ;

References ;

Appendix a: list of isolated teeth by operación ;

Appendix b: list of material identified by operación ;

Appendix c: List of modified bone and shell studied ;

Appendix d: List of human remains studied

Erscheinungsdatum	18.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology
Zusatzinfo	72 figures, 70 tables (colour throughout)
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	205 x 290 mm
Gewicht	1370 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
ISBN-10	1-80327-024-1 / 1803270241
ISBN-13	978-1-80327-024-1 / 9781803270241
Zustand	Neuware